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Long Beach Fire Department
Long Beach Fire Department
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The Long Beach Fire Department s adaptability has been tested by a wide variety of disasters that have marked it as a unique firefighting force on the West Coast. Thousands of residents and others have owed their very lives to the
department since its 1897 formation. The LBFD moved into action during the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, in which its own Fire House No. 1 was reduced to rubble. Its
firefighters have quelled oilfield blazes through the 20th century, and its fireboats have poured water onto flames engulfing the docks and warehouses of the bustling port. Other duties have included such side excursions as working
standby during Howard Hughes s 1947 flight of the Spruce Goose and taking care of Sam the cat, a Station 6 mainstay who slid down the fire pole to the delight of television audiences."
Author: Glen Goodrich, Long Beach Firefighters Museum
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 08/03/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.54w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780738530017
department since its 1897 formation. The LBFD moved into action during the devastating 1933 Long Beach earthquake, in which its own Fire House No. 1 was reduced to rubble. Its
firefighters have quelled oilfield blazes through the 20th century, and its fireboats have poured water onto flames engulfing the docks and warehouses of the bustling port. Other duties have included such side excursions as working
standby during Howard Hughes s 1947 flight of the Spruce Goose and taking care of Sam the cat, a Station 6 mainstay who slid down the fire pole to the delight of television audiences."
Author: Glen Goodrich, Long Beach Firefighters Museum
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Published: 08/03/2005
Pages: 128
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 9.36h x 6.54w x 0.35d
ISBN: 9780738530017
About the Author
Goodrich, Glen: - The vintage photographs in this collection, selected and arranged by the Long Beach Firefighters Museum, include more than 200 views of vehicles and other equipment, chiefs and parades, and steadfast members of the LBFD braving the hazards of their dangerous calling.
